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- 11:41, 29 September 2019 Introgression (hist) [747 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Backcrossing of hybrids of two plant populations to introduce new genes into a wild population.")
- 11:40, 29 September 2019 Intervention trials (hist) [870 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Trials in which one or more factors that may affect health are altered, with the aim of demonstrating beneficial effects compared with a control group not receiving the interv...")
- 11:40, 29 September 2019 Intervention trial (hist) [799 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A study in which exposure to the factor under investigation is modified by the investigator; an experimental study. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 11:40, 29 September 2019 Internal validity (hist) [753 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The accuracy of a study's findings with regard to the study subjects. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 11:39, 29 September 2019 Interleukins (hist) [749 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Molecules which relay signals between cells of the immune system. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 11:39, 29 September 2019 Intergenic regions (hist) [764 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "DNA sequences located between genes that comprise a large percentage of the human genome with no known function.")
- 11:39, 29 September 2019 Interferon (hist) [720 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A family of small proteins that stimulate viral resistance in cells.")
- 11:38, 29 September 2019 Insertion mutations (hist) [764 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Changes in the base sequence of a DNA molecule resulting from the random integration of DNA from another source.")
- 11:38, 29 September 2019 Inserted genes (hist) [838 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Genes introduced into the DNA of a recombinant organism which are not present at the same position in the DNA of the organism before genetic modification. Source: Biotechnolog...")
- 11:38, 29 September 2019 Inositol lipid (hist) [783 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A membrane-anchored phospholipid that transduces hormonal signals by stimulating the release of any of several chemical messengers.")
- 11:38, 29 September 2019 Initiation codon (hist) [734 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The mRNA sequence AUG, coding for methionine, which initiates translation of mRNA.")
- 11:35, 29 September 2019 Immunoglobulins (hist) [813 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Large proteins from which anti-bodies are formed, and which are then capable of combining with foreign substances (antigens). Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 11:35, 29 September 2019 Immortalizing oncogene (hist) [737 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A gene that upon transfection enables a primary cell to grow indefinitely in culture.")
- 16:19, 27 September 2019 Hypertriglyceridaemia (hist) [774 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Concentrations of tryglycerides in the blood higher than normal (or reference) values. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 16:19, 27 September 2019 Hypertension (hist) [945 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A disorder characterised by elevated blood pressure persistently exceeding systolic\diastolic pressures of 140\90 mm Hg. There may be no visible signs, but the condition poses...")
- 16:18, 27 September 2019 Hyperlipidaemia (hist) [837 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A condition arising from an increased concentration in the blood of cholesterol, triglycerides or both. These lipids are in the form of lipoproteins. Source: Biotechnology Glo...")
- 16:18, 27 September 2019 Hyperglycaemia (hist) [799 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A greater than normal concentration of glucose in the blood, most frequently associated with diabetes mellitus. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 16:18, 27 September 2019 Hypercholesterolaemia (hist) [808 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Concentrations of cholesterol in the blood higher than normal (or reference) values. Causes include dietary and genetic. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 16:17, 27 September 2019 Hydrolyse (hist) [886 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "To split a chemical compound into its constituents by the addition of water. Hydrolysis may be purely chemical or catalysed by enzymes. Digestion is normally achieved by enzym...")
- 16:10, 27 September 2019 Human growth hormone (hist) [787 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A protein produced in the pituitary gland that stimulates the liver to produce somatomedins, which stimulate growth of bone and muscle.")
- 16:09, 27 September 2019 Human Genome Project (hist) [821 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A project coordinated by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to determine the entire nucleotide sequence of the human chromosomes.")
- 16:08, 27 September 2019 Homologous recombination (hist) [813 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The exchange of DNA fragments between two DNA molecules or chromatids of paired chromosomes (during crossing over) at the site of identical nucleotide sequences.")
- 16:07, 27 September 2019 HnRNA (hist) [686 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See Heterogeneous nuclear RNA.")
- 16:07, 27 September 2019 Histamine (hist) [879 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An amine found in all tissues of the body. Large amounts are released by mast cells when the body encounters a substance to which it is sensitive, thereby triggering symptoms...")
- 16:07, 27 September 2019 High density lipoproteins (hist) [853 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Plasma lipoproteins containing relatively low concentrations of cholesterol and other lipids; thought to be beneficial because they cycle cholesterol out of tissues. Source: B...")
- 16:07, 27 September 2019 HGH (hist) [681 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See Human growth hormone.")
- 16:06, 27 September 2019 Heterogeneous nuclear RNA (hist) [789 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The name originally given to large RNA molecules found in the nucleus, which are now known to be unedited mRNA transcripts, or pre-mRNAs.")
- 16:06, 27 September 2019 Heteroduplex (hist) [745 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A double-stranded DNA molecule or DNA-RNA hybrid, where each strand is of a different origin.")
- 16:06, 27 September 2019 Heterocyclics (hist) [788 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Cyclic organic molecules containing one or more hetero atoms (e.g., nitrogen, sulphur, oxygen, etc.) Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 16:04, 27 September 2019 Hedonic (hist) [958 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Generally involving the psychological range of feelings from pleasant to unpleasant.HepatitisInflammation of the liver, generally accompanied by abdominal discomfort. There ma...")
- 16:03, 27 September 2019 Hazard identification (hist) [853 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The identification of biological, chemical and physical agents capable of causing adverse health effects which may be present in a particular food or group of foods. Source: B...")
- 16:03, 27 September 2019 Hazard characterisation (hist) [1,045 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The qualitative and/or quantitative evaluation of the nature of the adverse health effects associated with biological, chemical and physical agents which may be present in foo...")
- 16:03, 27 September 2019 Hazard (hist) [817 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A biological, chemical or physical agent in a food, or condition of a food, with the potential to cause an adverse health effect. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 15:58, 27 September 2019 Haploid cell (hist) [735 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A cell containing only one set, or half the usual (diploid) number, of chromosomes.")
- 15:33, 27 September 2019 Growth phase (hist) [788 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The characteristic periods in the growth of a bacterial culture, as indicated by the shape of a graph of viable cell number versus time.")
- 15:33, 27 September 2019 Growth factor (hist) [741 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A serum protein that stimulates cell division when it binds to its cell-surface receptor.")
- 15:33, 27 September 2019 Growth curve (hist) [673 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See Growth phase.")
- 15:33, 27 September 2019 Green revolution (hist) [809 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Advances in genetics, petrochemicals, and machinery that culminated in a dramatic increase in crop productivity during the third quarter of the 20th century.")
- 15:31, 27 September 2019 Glycaemic index (hist) [1,018 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A method for assessing the comparative effects of different carbohydrates on the pattern of changes in the concentration of glucose in the blood following a meal. A dose of 50...")
- 15:31, 27 September 2019 Gluthathione peroxidases (hist) [784 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A family of antioxidant molecule produced naturally in the human body and present in some foods. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 15:31, 27 September 2019 Glutathione (hist) [797 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A small-molecular-weight antioxidant molecule produced naturally in the human body and present in some foods. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 15:31, 27 September 2019 Glucose tolerance test (hist) [1,030 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A test of the body's ability to metabolise carbohydrate by administering a standard dose of glucose under controlled conditions and measuring the blood and urine for sugar at...")
- 15:31, 27 September 2019 Germ cell (germ line) gene therapy (hist) [805 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The repair or replacement of a defective gene within the gamete-forming tissues, which produces a heritable change in an organism's genetic constitution.")
- 15:30, 27 September 2019 GEO (hist) [684 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Genetically engineered organism.")
- 15:28, 27 September 2019 Genomic library (hist) [699 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A library composed of fragments of genomic DNA.")
- 15:28, 27 September 2019 Genetic stability (hist) [831 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A measure of the resistance to change, with time, of the sequence of genes within a DNA molecule or of the nucleic acid sequence within a gene. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 15:27, 27 September 2019 Genetic Modification (hist) [836 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The addition, deletion, substitution, rearrangement or recombination of heritable genetic material using techniques defined in Directive 90\220\EEC. Source: Biotechnology Glos...")
- 15:26, 27 September 2019 Genetic linkage map (hist) [871 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A linear map of the relative positions of genes along a chromosome. Distances are established by linkage analysis, which determines the frequency at which two gene loci become...")
- 15:04, 27 September 2019 Genetic disease (hist) [861 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A disease that has its origin in changes to the genetic material, DNA. Usually refers to diseases that are inherited in a Mendelian fashion, although noninherited forms of can...")
- 15:03, 27 September 2019 Genetic assimilation (hist) [802 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Eventual extinction of a natural species as massive pollen flow occurs from another related species and the older crop becomes more like the new crop.")
- 15:02, 27 September 2019 Genetic (hist) [760 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Inherited; a genetic disease is one that is inherited via a faulty gene. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 15:02, 27 September 2019 Gene translocation (hist) [769 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The movement of a gene fragment from one chromosomal location to another, which often alters or abolishes expression.")
- 15:02, 27 September 2019 Gene splicing (hist) [711 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Combining genes from different organisms into one organism.")
- 15:01, 27 September 2019 Gene modification (hist) [707 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The chemical repair of a gene's defective DNA sequence.")
- 15:01, 27 September 2019 Gene linkage (hist) [719 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The hereditary association of genes located on the same chromosome.")
- 15:01, 27 September 2019 Gene insertion (hist) [732 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The addition of one or more copies of a normal gene into a defective chromosome.")
- 15:00, 27 September 2019 Gene frequency (hist) [714 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The percentage of a given allele in a population of organisms.")
- 15:00, 27 September 2019 Gene flow (hist) [726 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The exchange of genes between different but (usually) related populations.")
- 15:00, 27 September 2019 Gene expression (hist) [726 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The process of producing a protein from its DNA-and mRNA-coding sequences.")
- 15:00, 27 September 2019 Gene cloning (hist) [777 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The process of synthesizing multiple copies of a particular DNA sequence using a bacteria cell or another organism as a host.")
- 14:59, 27 September 2019 Gene amplification (hist) [778 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The presence of multiple genes. Amplification is one mechanism through which proto-oncogenes are activated in malignant cells.")
- 14:59, 27 September 2019 GEM (hist) [691 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A genetically engineered microorganism.")
- 14:58, 27 September 2019 Gastrointestinal tract (hist) [1,222 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The organ along which food travels from the mouth until the undigested remnants emerge as stools. Mixing and some digestion occur in the stomach where the environment is acidi...")
- 13:13, 27 September 2019 Fusion gene (hist) [831 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A hybrid gene created by joining portions of two different genes (to produce a new protein) or by joining a gene to a different promoter (to alter or regulate gene transcripti...")
- 13:13, 27 September 2019 Fungus (hist) [691 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A microorganism that lacks chlorophyll.")
- 13:11, 27 September 2019 Food safety requirement (hist) [773 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A company-defined target considered necessary to comply with a food safety objective. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 13:11, 27 September 2019 Food safety objective (hist) [838 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A government-defined target considered necessary to protect the health of consumers (this may apply to raw materials, a process or finished products). Source: Biotechnology Gl...")
- 13:11, 27 September 2019 Food record (hist) [773 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A method of dietary assessment in which subjects records the foods that they consume. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 13:11, 27 September 2019 Food frequency questionnaire (hist) [834 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A method of dietary assessment in which subjects are asked to recall how frequently certain foods were consumed during a specified period of time. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 13:11, 27 September 2019 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (hist) [689 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See Food and Drug Administration.")
- 13:10, 27 September 2019 Foetal alcohol syndrome (hist) [830 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Defects in the growth and development of the foetus resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol by the mother or possibly even the father. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 13:09, 27 September 2019 Flanking region (hist) [723 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The DNA sequences extending on either side of a specific locus or gene.")
- 13:09, 27 September 2019 Fibrosis (hist) [859 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A condition in which there is a proliferation of fibrous or connective tissue. It is often associated with the information of scar tissue following an injury or infection. Sou...")
- 13:09, 27 September 2019 Fermented foods (hist) [776 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Foods that have been subjected to processing involving the action of yeasts or bacteria. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 13:03, 27 September 2019 Fatty streaks (hist) [827 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Slightly raised fatty deposits in arteries that do not cause obstruction; possibly but not definitely precursors of atherosclerotic plaque. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 13:02, 27 September 2019 Fatty liver (hist) [847 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An abnormal accumulation of fat in the liver associated, in extreme cases, with abdominal discomfort. It often precedes other liver diseases such as cirrhosis. Source: Biotech...")
- 13:02, 27 September 2019 Fat-soluble vitamins (hist) [958 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Vitamins - organic substances that cannot be produced in the body but are essential for cellular functions and must be obtained from the diet - carried in fat and usually acqu...")
- 13:01, 27 September 2019 Fat substitutes (hist) [781 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Compounds that can replace conventional fat in foods and carry out all of the same functions. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 13:01, 27 September 2019 Fat mimetics (hist) [756 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Compounds that carry out only some of the functions of fat in foods. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 12:29, 27 September 2019 External validity (hist) [772 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The generalisability of a study's findings to persons other than the study subjects. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 12:29, 27 September 2019 Expression library (hist) [668 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See Library.")
- 12:29, 27 September 2019 Express (hist) [707 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "To translate a gene's message into a molecular product.")
- 12:28, 27 September 2019 Experimental design (hist) [1,624 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Nutrition science advances by observation (for example, nutritional epidemiologists observe statistical associations between what people eat and their patterns of health and d...")
- 12:27, 27 September 2019 Ethidium bromide (hist) [741 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A fluorescent dye used to stain DNA and RNA. The dye fluoresces when exposed to UV light.")
- 12:26, 27 September 2019 Escherichia coli (hist) [833 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A commensal bacterium inhabiting the human colon that is widely used in biology, both as a simple model of cell biochemical function and as a host for molecular cloning experi...")
- 12:25, 27 September 2019 Enzymes (hist) [949 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "* Proteins that control the various steps in all chemical (metabolic) reactions. * Proteins which catalyse the reactions of metabolism, speeding them up without themselves bei...")
- 12:24, 27 September 2019 Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (hist) [873 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(ELISA) a sensitive, inexpensive assay technique involving the use of antibodies coupled with indicators (e.g., enzymes linked to dyes) to detect the presence of specific subs...")
- 12:24, 27 September 2019 Enterocytes (hist) [797 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Cells which line the small intestine. They have three major functions of secretion, digestion and absorption. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 12:23, 27 September 2019 Energy Intake (hist) [881 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The chemical energy in foods that can be metabolised to produce energy available to the body; usually used to mean the day's total energy (calories) supplied by all the food a...")
- 12:23, 27 September 2019 Energy Expenditure (hist) [997 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Utilisation by the body of chemical energy from food components or body stores during the process of metabolism which is eventually dissipated as heat plus the heat generated...")
- 12:23, 27 September 2019 Energy Density (hist) [720 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Energy content per gram of food. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 12:23, 27 September 2019 Endophyte (hist) [690 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "An organism that lives inside another.")
- 12:22, 27 September 2019 Endogenous (hist) [721 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Originating from within the body. Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 12:21, 27 September 2019 Encapsidation (hist) [715 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Process by which a virus' nucleic acid is enclosed in a capsid.")
- 12:21, 27 September 2019 Electroporation (hist) [840 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A method for transforrning DNA, especially useful for plant cells, in which high voltage pulses of electricity are used to open pores in cell membranes, through which foreign...")
- 12:20, 27 September 2019 Electrolytes (hist) [806 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Positively or negatively charged ions dissolved in the extracellular or intracellular water (see also Anion + cation). Source: Biotechnology Glossary")
- 12:18, 27 September 2019 Ecological study (hist) [837 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "A study that compares the rates of exposures and diseases in different populations using aggregate data on exposure and disease, not individual data. Source: Biotechnology Glo...")
- 11:48, 27 September 2019 Duplex DNA (hist) [672 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Double-stranded DNA.")
- 11:48, 27 September 2019 DscDNA (hist) [694 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "See double-stranded complementary DNA.")
- 11:47, 27 September 2019 Downstream (hist) [703 bytes] Webref (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The region extending in a 3' direction from a gene.")